The Zingaro Nature Reserve is a wild and rugged stretch of land that runs along the coast of northwest Sicily. Mountains rise above sandy beaches with views of the sea in two distinct bands of colour: translucent aqua in the shallow waters near the shore, and a deep, dark blue beyond

Head to Cinque Terre, those five centuries-old hamlets clinging to the rugged coast of the Italian Riviera in northern Italy, and you'll be exploring on foot - and pausing at every turn to take shots of the craggy seascapes, the terraced hills and the crazy, colourful houses